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one-upwomanship

one-upwomanship noun: one-upmanship among women.

Noun

one-upwomanship (uncountable)

  1. One-upmanship among women.
    • In the afternoons, she watches TV, endless cycles of serials in which mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law engage in one-upwomanship.2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 28

Origin of one-upwomanship

From one-up + woman + -ship, by analogy with one-upmanship.

Questions about one-upwomanship

What does one-upwomanship mean?
One-upwomanship means one-upmanship among women.
What part of speech is one-upwomanship?
One-upwomanship is a noun.

Words near one-upwomanship in the dictionary

  1. one-upper
  2. one-upping
  3. one-ups
  4. one-upsmanship
  5. one-upsmanships
  6. one-upwomanship
  7. one-way
  8. one-way light time
  9. one-way light times
  10. one-way mirror
  11. one-way mirrors

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